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Checking the acid water that collects in the many ponds near the salt deposits of Hamed Ela (Photo: Anastasia)
Checking the acid water that collects in the many ponds near the salt deposits of Hamed Ela (Photo: ... [info]
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Aerial view of the large lava lake that has formed at Erta Ale's fissure eruption site (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Aerial view of the large lava lake that has formed at Erta Ale's fissure eruption site (Photo: Stefa... [info]
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Gas rising up and exploding through the lava lake's surface creates lots of spattering at the edge of the lake (south crater inside Erta Ale's summit caldera) (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Gas rising up and exploding through the lava lake's surface creates lots of spattering at the edge o... [info]
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23 Feb early dawn: during the night, the lava flow activity seemed to have increased; at times, the flows are incandescent over their whole length. View is from the south. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
23 Feb early dawn: during the night, the lava flow activity seemed to have increased; at times, the ... [info]
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Lava oozing out from the inflating crust of the flow front. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Lava oozing out from the inflating crust of the flow front. (Photo: Ingrid Smet) [info]
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Aerial view towards north. You can see the most beautiful lava domes of Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Aerial view towards north. You can see the most beautiful lava domes of Methana. (Photo: Tobias Scho... [info]
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Some of the new vents around the south crater are forming small hornitos through lava spattering (Erta Ale summit caldera) (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Some of the new vents around the south crater are forming small hornitos through lava spattering (Er... [info]
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Acid water can be heard bubbling beneath the surface in one of the springs at Dallol hydrothermal field, Ethiopia. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Acid water can be heard bubbling beneath the surface in one of the springs at Dallol hydrothermal fi... [info]
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Close up of part of an eruptive fissure on the slopes of Erta Ale shield volcano (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Close up of part of an eruptive fissure on the slopes of Erta Ale shield volcano (Photo: Stefan Tomm... [info]
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Pumice quarry on Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka)
Pumice quarry on Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka) [info]
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View on the castle from Marina corta harbour, Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka)
View on the castle from Marina corta harbour, Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka) [info]
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Aerial view of part of the colourful Dallol hydrothermal mineralisations, hot springs and salt deposits (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Aerial view of part of the colourful Dallol hydrothermal mineralisations, hot springs and salt depos... [info]
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Nyiragongo's lava lake at night (Jan 2018) (Photo: Michael Wareham)
Nyiragongo's lava lake at night (Jan 2018) (Photo: Michael Wareham) [info]
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Weathered lava surface (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Weathered lava surface (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Detail of freshly formed silvery crust and its red hot liquid lava interior (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Detail of freshly formed silvery crust and its red hot liquid lava interior (Photo: Ingrid Smet) [info]
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Orange water, Anak Krakatau western shore (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Orange water, Anak Krakatau western shore (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The unique hydrothermal deposits at Dallol (Photo: Anastasia)
The unique hydrothermal deposits at Dallol (Photo: Anastasia) [info]
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Night time red glow inside one of the small active vents around the south crater of Erta Ale's summit caldera (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Night time red glow inside one of the small active vents around the south crater of Erta Ale's summi... [info]
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The layers of the scoria cone are build up of black lava droplets with green olivine crystals, the latter being heavier than the former and hence getting left behind and accumulated during wind and water action (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
The layers of the scoria cone are build up of black lava droplets with green olivine crystals, the l... [info]
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Textures of young pahoehoe lava. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Textures of young pahoehoe lava. (Photo: Ingrid Smet) [info]
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The pseudo-crater of Choni lava dome on Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The pseudo-crater of Choni lava dome on Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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The crater lake of the central summit crater of Gorely is partially frozen. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The crater lake of the central summit crater of Gorely is partially frozen. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Ash eruption from the Santiaguito lava dome. Bluish flames around the circular perimeter of the active dome, corresponding to the outline of the vent, are visible. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ash eruption from the Santiaguito lava dome. Bluish flames around the circular perimeter of the acti... [info]
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Sun set over a large acid hydrothermal pond and salt deposits near Dallol and Assale salt lake (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Sun set over a large acid hydrothermal pond and salt deposits near Dallol and Assale salt lake (Phot... [info]
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Part of the large lava lake at Erta Ale's fissure eruption site (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Part of the large lava lake at Erta Ale's fissure eruption site (Photo: Stefan Tommasini) [info]
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The lava lake's black crust is continuously renewed when liquid lava from below overflows and recycles it (Erta Ale fissure eruption) (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
The lava lake's black crust is continuously renewed when liquid lava from below overflows and recycl... [info]
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An isolated small explosion occurred in the evening around 19:15 local time, generating a small ash plume rising a few 100 m and throwing some lava bombs onto the upper flanks. Apart from this event, no other explosions were observed during the night and the following two days. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
An isolated small explosion occurred in the evening around 19:15 local time, generating a small ash ... [info]
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The silvery, freshly cooled crust of a lava front breaks open as fresh lava pushes through (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
The silvery, freshly cooled crust of a lava front breaks open as fresh lava pushes through (Photo: I... [info]
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Close up of the edge of the active lava lake now deep down in the south crater of Erta Ale's summit caldera (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Close up of the edge of the active lava lake now deep down in the south crater of Erta Ale's summit ... [info]
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Red scoria layers from lava fountains during the violent 1866 Mt Tarawera eruption in New Zealand (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Red scoria layers from lava fountains during the violent 1866 Mt Tarawera eruption in New Zealand (P... [info]
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Liquid lava oozing out from underneath a recently cooled crust (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Liquid lava oozing out from underneath a recently cooled crust (Photo: Ingrid Smet) [info]
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Yellow-white salt deposits at the edge of a green acid pond in Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Yellow-white salt deposits at the edge of a green acid pond in Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini) [info]
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Full moon illuminating Stromboli village and Strombolicchio islet, Italy (Photo: Janka)
Full moon illuminating Stromboli village and Strombolicchio islet, Italy (Photo: Janka) [info]
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The interaction of heated groundwater with local rocks, salts and chemicals from magma at depth has created this unique and colourful landscape of bizarre salt deposits and acid ponds (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
The interaction of heated groundwater with local rocks, salts and chemicals from magma at depth has ... [info]
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Small pyroclastic flow from Krakatau (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Small pyroclastic flow from Krakatau (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The ropy structures also provide suitable root holds for the ferns. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The ropy structures also provide suitable root holds for the ferns. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Aerial view of salt deposits and a large acid pond near Assale salt lake and Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Aerial view of salt deposits and a large acid pond near Assale salt lake and Dallol (Photo: Stefan T... [info]
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As the crust breaks open, a miniature skylight is formed, allowing us a look inside the red glowing hot interior of the active pahoehoe lava flow (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
As the crust breaks open, a miniature skylight is formed, allowing us a look inside the red glowing ... [info]
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A lava fountain, still maintaining the shape of the bubble producing it, in plain sunlight. Note the heat blur of the lake's surface in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A lava fountain, still maintaining the shape of the bubble producing it, in plain sunlight. Note the... [info]
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View towards the north crater in Erta Ale's summit caldera where before January 2017 there was a large hornito that since completely collapsed (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
View towards the north crater in Erta Ale's summit caldera where before January 2017 there was a lar... [info]
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Mayon is one of the most impressive and perfectly symmetrical stratovolcanoes in the world. View is from northwest. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Mayon is one of the most impressive and perfectly symmetrical stratovolcanoes in the world. View is ... [info]
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Vesuvius volcano aerial (June 2017) (Photo: Martin Rietze)
Vesuvius volcano aerial (June 2017) (Photo: Martin Rietze) [info]
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The most beautiful lava dome of Methana: Kosona lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The most beautiful lava dome of Methana: Kosona lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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Basaltic organ pipes being the remains of a tertiary lava flow in the Saxonian Ore Mountains (height: 30 metres, location: Scheibenberg, Germany) (Photo: Janka)
Basaltic organ pipes being the remains of a tertiary lava flow in the Saxonian Ore Mountains (height... [info]
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It takes no longer than 9 months for plants to colonise a freshly formed lava flow (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
It takes no longer than 9 months for plants to colonise a freshly formed lava flow (Photo: Ingrid Sm... [info]
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Mayon volcano mirrored in a flooded rice field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Mayon volcano mirrored in a flooded rice field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The Malia Vgethi volcano and the western cape of Methana (Krasopanagia). (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The Malia Vgethi volcano and the western cape of Methana (Krasopanagia). (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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Close up of pele's hair been formed whilst liquid lava breaks out from underneath freshly cooled crust (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Close up of pele's hair been formed whilst liquid lava breaks out from underneath freshly cooled cru... [info]
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The Tsonakas volcano on Methana (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The Tsonakas volcano on Methana (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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Chapel at Plaka, built into the white pumice tuff from the 1613 BC Minoan eruption. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Chapel at Plaka, built into the white pumice tuff from the 1613 BC Minoan eruption. (Photo: Tom Pfei... [info]
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So far there is no other hydrothermal site known with such intense colours and activity as Dallol (Photo: Anastasia)
So far there is no other hydrothermal site known with such intense colours and activity as Dallol (P... [info]
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Rusting remnants of an old truck at Dallol, Ethiopia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Rusting remnants of an old truck at Dallol, Ethiopia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Dramatic deep red glow rising up above the edge of the south crater in Erta Ale's summit caldera (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Dramatic deep red glow rising up above the edge of the south crater in Erta Ale's summit caldera (Ph... [info]
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The helicopter keeps the engine running while we unload everything to return as soon as possible, before the weather worsens; fortunately, the rotor blades are at safe height. Karymsky volcano in the background emits a dense steam plume, while the sky is already covered with dense clouds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The helicopter keeps the engine running while we unload everything to return as soon as possible, be... [info]
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A light ash plume can be seen rising from the top of the volcano where the active vent of the 2018 eruption lies. The volcano forms a prominent landmark, rising to 2462 m elevation from near sea level out of the otherwise flat landscape of the Albay Gulf. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A light ash plume can be seen rising from the top of the volcano where the active vent of the 2018 e... [info]
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After the plane turned 180 deg into the western landing approach path, another volcano comes into the sight from the left windows: Vilyuchik stratovolcano at the edge of the southern plateau. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
After the plane turned 180 deg into the western landing approach path, another volcano comes into th... [info]
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